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Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre (MRC)
Somali Community
Shemiran Gevergizyan
Community Partners Program (CPP) Coordinator
Small and Emerging Communities
Spectrum MRC received funding from the
Australian Government Department of Health
and Ageing under the Community Partners
Program (CPP).
With this presentation I hope to give you a
better understanding of the culture and
appropriate care as identified by the Somali
community.
History/Background
Somalia
Officially called
Somalia Democratic Republic
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Somalia is bordered by
Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia
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It is part of a group of
countries known as the
Horn of Africa
History/Background
Somalia
• Population: 8.9 million
• Capital city: Mogadishu
• Official language: Somali
Dress Code
Somali male and
female codes are
based on:
• Religious
requirements
• Traditional dress
Culture and Ethnicity
Somali identify themselves in tribes and sub
tribes They use this to identify themselves.
Individuals can be traced back to their clan
or tribal linage. However there is no physical
identification of these tribal differences. but
all tribes and sub tribes have:
• One culture
• One language
• One religion
• One skin color
Language
The Somali language was
written in 1972
Many other languages are
used by the Aged Somali
community due to the
presence of colonizing
countries:
• English
• Italian
Arabic: is due to the
religious influence and
teachings.
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Religion
99% of Somali people are
Muslim, this involves:
Daily worshipping to God
• Importance of Friday prayer
• Imam is the first contact for
the Somali community
• Family role
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Somali Community in Melbourne
• In 1977 Somalia and Ethiopia went to war against each
other
Those who have suffered the most are the elderly and
woman and children.
• The eruption of Somali civil war (1990) has forced
millions of Somali’s out in Diaspora including Australia
• The majority of Somalis arrived post-1993
• Current population in Victoria is estimated between
8,000 and 10,000
• Somali people have mainly resettled in Banyule,
Darebin, Whittlesea, Dandenong, Springvale,
Brimbank, and Footscray.
Health Issues & Aged Care Needs
• Lack of knowledge and lack of information in
Somali language regarding Home and
Community Care (HACC) services
• Isolation and loneliness
• Lack of family support and weak community
networks due to migration Marginalization
and social exclusion
• Language barriers
Health Issues & Aged Care Needs
• Somali culture and Islamic religious beliefs
stipulate that the elderly must be cared for
by close relative,
• Health issues due to exposure to different
diets and lack of nutritional balance
• Low participation of older persons in
recreation and suitable activities
• Housing
Migrants from Somali, North West
Melbourne in 2009
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All Somali Migrants to Melbourne
between 2000-2009
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Boroondara (C)
Brimbank (C)
35
Casey (C)
30
Darebin (C)
Greater Dandenong (C)
25
Hobsons Bay (C)
20
Hume (C)
Knox (C)
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Maribyrnong (C)
Melbourne (C)
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Monash (C)
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The total migrants to Australia from Somalia between 2000-2009 were 2205 people
The total migrants to Melbourne between 2000-2009 was approximately 1007 people
Melbourne received 45.6% of all Somali migrants during this period.
Somali Migrants in North Western
region of Melbourne, 2000-2009
40
Banyule (C)
35
Brimbank (C)
Darebin (C)
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Greater Dandenong (C)
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Hobsons Bay (C)
Hume (C)
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Melbourne (C)
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Moonee Valley (C)
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Moreland (C)
Whittlesea (C)
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This graph is of Somali migrants in the North-West region of Melbourne for the
fiscal years 2000-2009.
The total is 985, which is 98.7% of all Somali migrants in Melbourne and
44.6% of the total of all Somali migrants to Australia in this period.
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Questions? Comments?
Shemiran Gevergizyan
Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre
Community Partners Program (CPP) Coordinator
Ph: 9496 0246
Mob: 0458 314 767
251 High St. Preston
[email protected]